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website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post.

Today in Teaching Your Brain to Knit we find two studies that focus on the front of the brain one on depression, the other aging; , in knitting synchronicity both Margaret and Catherine finish-up- languishing projects, we share the story of how the little town of Arcata helps a sister city in Nigaraguan with a big party, Catherine gives us a knitting tip from her hard earned wisdom, and don’t forget the Learn-along where you try some new technique, pattern, yarn or craft to sharpen your brain and maybe win some prizes. Check out the details on Teaching Your Brain to Knit Page on Ravelry

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Podcast Business:

There’s an ongoing incentive to sign up for the Teaching Your Brain to Knit Podcast Ravelry Group and a current contest for the 2017 Learn-along.

How the hormone Oxytocin can increase happiness, How knitting can unite sides in activism, The discovery of a new stitch which brought joy, Finding a new humboldt trail that accommodates a range of needs, Repurposing yarn for a -not-quite-right finished project